Notice for Marisa Joy Williams

Message: Marisa Joy Williams 1989 - 2008 Marisa Joy Williams, 18, of Lynn Haven, Fla., passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, as a result of an automobile accident. Marisa was born Aug. 17, 1989, in Panama City, a daughter of Charles and Donna Toole Williams. Marisa was a graduate of Bay High School and Gulf Coast Community College. She was a student at the University of Central Florida, where she majored in technical theatre. She loved people and animals and had a genuine love for life. Marisa had been involved in scouting and modeling. She was a member of Springfield Methodist Church. Her family remembers her as always having a smile on her face and a wonderful impact on everyone she met. She was unselfish and giving and never met a stranger. Left to cherish her memories are her parents, Charles and Donna Williams of Lynn Haven; two brothers, David "Bubba" Jeffrey and his wife, Kristin, of Panama City and Joshua Jeffrey of Fountain, Fla.; one sister, Amy Barry and her husband, Russ, of Raiford, Fla.; maternal grandparents, Robert and Teri Toole of Orange Park, Fla.; paternal grandparents, Daylon and Pat Williams of Panama City; paternal great-grandmother, Myrtle Hardy of Bonifay, Fla.; one nephew, Noah Jeffrey of Panama City; two nieces, Ashley Jeffrey of Raiford, Fla., and Melody Jeffrey of West Linn, Ore.; one aunt, Debbie Toole of Loganville, Ga.; and two cousins, Gabby and Brittnay Herlugson. Marisa also leaves behind her best friend, Nathan Simmons, and his family of Panama City, as well as countless friends. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Betty Scroggin. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in the chapel of Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Alan Ferguson presiding. Entombment will follow in the Forest Lawn Chapel of Love Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be David Jeffrey, Joshua Jeffrey, Nathan Simmons, Bob Miley, J.V. Stevens and Eric Adams. Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at www.kentforestlawn.com. Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Panama City, Fla. 32405 2403 Harrison Ave. 763-4694 Published in the Panama City News Herald on 2/25/2008.

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